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Shortwave Broadcast / MWV ===>. Middle East

« on: November 19, 2021, 2031 UTC »

13710 KHZ @ 2019 UTC in Arabic.  Dialogue with no music until 20:29 male vocals.  Dreadful signal.

SINPO: 2-1-1-2-1 (+)
TX:  Mahajanga, Madagascar

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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC ==>. W. AFRICA

« on: November 19, 2021, 1955 UTC »

15490 KHZ @ 19:42 UTC  in Hausa. YL hosting an interview program with a number of male guests.   Relatively good signal for mid-day in the Midwest on the 7700.

SINPO: 2-3-3-3-3
TX:  Ascension Island   (5,917 miles to QTH)

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General Radio Discussion / B21

« on: November 19, 2021, 0115 UTC »

EIBISPACE's PDF is now updated with B21.

http://eibispace.de/dx/freq-b21.txt

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Shortwave Broadcast / NHK Japan ---> Central America

« on: November 12, 2021, 0229 UTC »

6105 khz @ 0221 UTC in Japanese.   YM/YM interview.   Instrumental music with chimes and keyboards @ 02:27 UTC.

Nice signal tonite out of Issoudun, France.

SINPO: 4-3-2-4-4

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Shortwave Broadcast / Radio Romania ===> Eastern N. America

« on: November 12, 2021, 0130 UTC »

0125 UTC  @ 7325 KHZ  via Galbeni  in English. OM with British accent hosting a program on Romanian culture with some added contributions from a YL.

SINPO: 3-4-2-3-3

with some QRN on the back side of an exiting nasty weather front.
Much improved signal by 01:53  @ 5990 khz with Romanian songs, Male vocals.

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Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ==> N. AFRICA

« on: November 10, 2021, 2230 UTC »

22:25 UTC on 11975 KHZ in French out of Bamako, Mali.   Music till 22:27 when QRT'd 3 minutes early.

SINPO: 2-2-2-2-2

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MW Loggings / KAAY Little Rock, Arkansas

« on: November 04, 2021, 0106 UTC »

00:49 UTC  on 1090 am (indecipherable) ID with "The Voice of Southern Gospel" ,  Christian music to 00:53 ,then  commercial block with heavy static, more music at 00:57.   then solid ID "KAAY, LITTLE ROCK 1090 " @ 01:00 very clear.
Signal strengthened considerably @ 00:59.
"60 Seconds for the Savior" parable @ 01:02

TX<>RX:  955 Miles via 50KW

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MW Loggings / WHAS Louisville ?

« on: November 04, 2021, 0043 UTC »

00:39     "98-44 with 3:34 left" then into a commercial break. Lost signal completely @ 00:41

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Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ===> CARIBBEAN

« on: November 04, 2021, 0013 UTC »

5990 KHZ @ 00:08 UTC.   Muscial selections with Spanish vocals out of Quivican.   Weak with steady QRN.

1-2-2-2-2 on the Eton Elite Field.  Telescopic only.

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Shortwave Broadcast / VOA ON 17895 KHZ

« on: October 31, 2021, 1745 UTC »

Out of Botswana in English @ 17:24 UTC.  Target unknown.  ID @ 17:30  YL Hosting a news program on the Taliban, Afghanista, etc.   YL then commenced an interview program at 1735 with various guests.

SINPO:   2-3-1-3-2. 

Loads of QRN but intelligible .   Not listed in EIBISPACE or SKYWAVE, only of SHORT-WAVE.INFO

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Shortwave Broadcast / UNID 9395 KHZ (?!)...

« on: October 20, 2021, 0108 UTC »

@ 01:03  with male narratives  all in French.   This is supposed to be WRMI's Radio Argentina in English per 3 different sources.
Solid signal , WRMI Strength.

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Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ===> SOUTHEAST ASIA

« on: October 20, 2021, 0039 UTC »

11820 KHZ @ 00:34 10-20-21.   Cantonese Music, mostly vocals,   with YL hosting.  Weak but easily listenable.  Mild QRN.

SINPO: 2-3-2-3-2
TX:  XIANGYANG

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Shortwave Broadcast / CRI ===> MONGOLIA

« on: October 20, 2021, 0029 UTC »

11875 KHZ  @ 00:22 UTC 10-20-21 in Mongolian via Beijing @ 500 KW.   YM narrative, no music.  Solid signal with minimal QRN.

SINPO: 3-3-3-4-3

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Weather / Stormy Monday.......

« on: October 12, 2021, 0007 UTC »

Per the New York Post:

Get ready, Earthlings, the sun is expected to wreak some havoc on our planet Monday — with an enormous solar flare that could disrupt power grids, affect spacecraft and make the northern lights visible in New York.

https://nypost.com/2021/10/11/northern-lights-could-be-visible-in-nyc-due-to-solar-flare/?utm_campaign=nypevening&utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20211011&utm_term=NYP%20-%20Evening%20Update

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Shortwave Broadcast / BBC ---> Central Africa

« on: October 11, 2021, 2058 UTC »

11810 KHZ @ 2050 in English with YM delivering news feature on  Islamic State and a later interview with a fellow Brit re: Economics as it relates to the global situation.

SINPO: 2-2-2-3-2

TX: WOOFERTON